Avoiding carbohydrates during dinnertime is expected to optimize athletic performance and could even help lower the risk of getting diabetes or heart problems.
Shunning carbs at dinner, experts agree, must be accompanied with the right type of workouts as well so that the body does not get too exhausted with the remaining carbohydrates that provides the energy for the body.
Carbohydrates are ideally not bad, however, it’s the over consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods that breaks it down to starch and then to sugar as it circulates throughout the body.
Researchers from the French National Institute of Sports, Expertise and Performance in Paris and other institutions were studying the effects of modified forms of low carbohydrate diets and what scientists also call “sleeping low.”
This is the process where an athlete skips carbs for dinner and the following morning experiences low reserves of the macronutrient. It is through this process that researchers found out that workouts done following the sleep low process will then target on burning body fat as fuel.
Previous studies, however, showed inconclusive results and raised some questions if it indeed is responsible for doing better on competitive performance.
However, as the three week research began to reach its completion, researchers discovered that test participants belonging to the sleep low group – although complaining about being hungry during the evening – subsequent physical tests began to show marked improvement on their overall performance compared to test subjects who were not given the no-carb diet.
Simulated triathlon evaluations showed that the sleep low participants finished a 10-kilometer run 3 percent or 75 seconds faster compared to their initial triathlon runs at the start of the test period.
Carbohydrates provide energy to the body and needed to function optimally as long as it is within tolerable levels.
It also elevates the body’s metabolism – where a low carb diet slows down metabolism and consequently leads to slower fat loss.
Carbs also protect the muscles and as the body gets low on carbohydrates, it breaks down muscle tissue for fuel to compensate the body. It also raises insulin levels that helps in muscle building and accelerates fat loss.
But take note having too much carbohydrates can also spike blood sugar and insulin levels that result in weight gain and inhibit fat loss due to overconsumption. It will also let the body feel bloated.
Having too much carbohydrates for a prolonged period of time results to obesity and insulin insensitivity, even diabetes.
So whether it is reducing carbs at dinner or any time of the day, make sure to always monitor consumption to avoid complications.
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